Bill Safranek's goal in life was to teach future doctors who would go on to save ill and injured people. Safranek of Cocoa taught undergraduate students in the College of Medicine's Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida. The New York native died Monday in a car crash on State Road 520 in Brevard County. He was 60. He was hired as an adjunct professor in the College of Medicine in 1995. By 2005, he was a full-time instructor and became an assistant professor two years later.

DEATH. Robert Liburd, a 7-foot-2 center whose promising career was halted by Marfan's Syndrome, died at Temple University in Philadelphia. Liburd, 20, who had just completed his sophomore year, was found dead in his dormitory room shortly after noon, a university spokesman said. Cause of his death: Not immediately determined, but an autopsy was to be performed today to learn if he died because of the disorder that affects the heart valves and blood vessels.

Zach Lain had good options for continuing his baseball career. But he wasn't enamored with them. So he created another one for himself at the Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament in Tucson, Ariz., in mid-January. It was there that the Cheyenne American Legion Post 6 infielder ran well and did some good things with the bat. And he caught the attention of Temple University. Lain signed with the Philadelphia-based NCAA Div. I school Tuesday. "The coaches did a really good job of building a relationship with me and recruiting me," he said.

Donald and Geraldine Golden, Tampa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Gail Francine Golden, Tampa, to Eric Howard Cotton, Maitland, son of Arlene Cotton, Maitland. The wedding is in November 1996. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High, Philadelphia, and from Temple University, Philadelphia, and Villanova University. He graduated from Winter Park High School, and University of Central Florida, Orlando.

A former university professor goes on trial Wednesday on charges of murdering his wife by drowning and beating her in the whirlpool bathtub of their home in an affluent Philadelphia suburb. Charles Bagley, 47, is accused of killing his wife, Yvonne, in their master bedroom suite on Easter Sunday, 1989. The case was dubbed ''the hot tub murder'' by local news organizations. Bagley, who was a professor of finance at Temple University until his wife's death, contends she was accidentally electrocuted when a soldering iron fell into the tub. Authorities have not discussed a possible motive, but they said Bagley had been having financial and professional problems before his wife's death.

Mr. and Mrs. William Rosenberg, DeBary, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 21 with a luncheon at Holiday Inn Lake Monroe in Sanford. They were married May 2, 1942. Their children are John Thomas, Lakeland, and Robert Lewis, Portland, Maine. They have 4 grandchildren. He a professor emeritus at Temple University, Philadelphia. She is a retired kindergarten teacher from New Jersey Public Schools.

PAYBACK. Temple University says it will forfeit the six games it won in 1986 with running back Paul Palmer, who admitted last week to violating his eligibility by accepting monthly payments and a $5,000 loan from sports agent Norby Walters. The university also withdrew the awards given to Palmer during that period and said Palmer is to repay his scholarship from his senior year. Palmer is with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Temple University is trying to dismiss a highly regarded novelist in the English faculty despite his having tenure, a newspaper report said Saturday. David Bradley, author of The Cheneysville Incident and South Street, has been notified he was fired, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The administration cited Bradley's absence from two classes he was assigned to at the beginning of the semester. Bradley said he had agreed to teach only one class.

Software developer Collegis Inc. of Maitland said Chairman Robert E. Lund has resigned effective at the end of this month. The company cited unspecified personal reasons for the move. Marvin Wachman, vice chairman of Collegis and past president of Temple University, will temporarily replace Lund. Collegis provides software and information management services to colleges and universities. Its sales reached almost $48 million in 1999, up 35 percent from $35.3 million in 1998.

The Orlando Magic have promoted longtime assistant athletic trainer and performance enhancement specialist Keon Weise to the head athletic trainer's job. Magic spokesman Joel Glass on Monday confirmed the move. Weise, 31, will replace Tom Smith, who was let go after four seasons as the team's head athletic trainer. Weise joined the organization as an athletic training intern for the 2002-03 season and was hired full-time the following year. Weise will be responsible for all aspects of Magic players' medical care, including injury prevention and rehabilitation.

While Orlando anticipates becoming one of the few U.S. cities to have three comprehensive children's hospitals, Philadelphia is about to drop off that rarified list. Last week, on the same day a front-page Sentinel story pointed out how unusual it was for cities to have three multispecialty children's hospitals, the Temple University Children's Medical Center in Philadelphia announced it would close shop by the end of the year. Its physicians, faculty and medical students, as well as its hospitalized pediatric patients, will move to nearby St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

Software developer Collegis Inc. of Maitland said Chairman Robert E. Lund has resigned effective at the end of this month. The company cited unspecified personal reasons for the move. Marvin Wachman, vice chairman of Collegis and past president of Temple University, will temporarily replace Lund. Collegis provides software and information management services to colleges and universities. Its sales reached almost $48 million in 1999, up 35 percent from $35.3 million in 1998.

Dr. Michael C. Morris, a general, thoracic and vascular surgeon, recently joined the staff of the Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach.Morris, a board-certified surgeon, also has joined the staff of Live Oak Surgical Associates at 501 Live Oak, New Smyrna Beach.A graduate of Temple University School of Medicine, Morris completed his residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center, both in Philadelphia. He also completed a transplant surgery fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospital Division of Transplants.

Temple University is trying to dismiss a highly regarded novelist in the English faculty despite his having tenure, a newspaper report said Saturday. David Bradley, author of The Cheneysville Incident and South Street, has been notified he was fired, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The administration cited Bradley's absence from two classes he was assigned to at the beginning of the semester. Bradley said he had agreed to teach only one class.

Donald and Geraldine Golden, Tampa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Gail Francine Golden, Tampa, to Eric Howard Cotton, Maitland, son of Arlene Cotton, Maitland. The wedding is in November 1996. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High, Philadelphia, and from Temple University, Philadelphia, and Villanova University. He graduated from Winter Park High School, and University of Central Florida, Orlando.

Marie S. Magee, Melbourne, announces the engagement of her daughter, Karleen Marrie Magee, to Allan Glen Robinson, son of Glen and Joanne Robinson, Titusville. She is the daughter of the late Robert H. Magee. The wedding is planned for March 26. She graduated from Garden Grove High School, Garden Grove, Calif.; University of Florida, Gainesville; and Temple University, Philadelphia. He graduated from Titusville High School and University of Central Florida, Orlando.

A former university professor goes on trial Wednesday on charges of murdering his wife by drowning and beating her in the whirlpool bathtub of their home in an affluent Philadelphia suburb. Charles Bagley, 47, is accused of killing his wife, Yvonne, in their master bedroom suite on Easter Sunday, 1989. The case was dubbed ''the hot tub murder'' by local news organizations. Bagley, who was a professor of finance at Temple University until his wife's death, contends she was accidentally electrocuted when a soldering iron fell into the tub. Authorities have not discussed a possible motive, but they said Bagley had been having financial and professional problems before his wife's death.

Shapiro, a national spokesman for Conservative Judaism who was a leader of the successful effort to ordain women as Conservative rabbis, died Dec. 10 in New York. He was 63. Shapiro was the spiritual leader for the past 20 years at Oheb Shalom Congregation there. In 1985, Shapiro was elected president of the Rabbinical Assembly. He taught at Temple University, at the University of Negev in Beersheba, Israel, and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.